What does mademoiselle in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word mademoiselle in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mademoiselle in French.
The word mademoiselle in French means Miss, Madam, the lady, the young lady, excuse me, young lady, young woman, little miss, Mademoiselle, Dear Madam, Dear Miss X. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word mademoiselle
Missnom féminin (civilité : femme non mariée) (title) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mademoiselle Dian s'est mariée l'année dernière. Elle s'appelle maintenant Madame Jollin. Miss Dian got married last year. She's called Mrs Jollin now. |
Madamnom féminin (pour s'adresser à une jeune inconnue) (woman) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je peux vous aider, mademoiselle ? Can I help you (Madam)? |
the lady, the young ladynom féminin (pour parler d'une inconnue) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Tristan, vous pouvez aider mademoiselle ? Tristan, could you help the lady. |
excuse meinterjection (serveuse) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") Mademoiselle ! Un café, s'il vous plaît. Excuse me! Could I have a coffee please? |
young lady, young womannom féminin (soutenu, vieilli (pour s'adresser à [qqn] que l'on connaît) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mademoiselle a-t-elle faim ? Are you hungry young lady? |
little missnom féminin (pour se moquer gentiment d'une fille) (child: teasing) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je vois que mademoiselle n'est pas contente. I see that little miss isn't happy. |
Mademoisellenom féminin (Histoire : titre porté par la fille aînée du frère du roi de France) (History) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mademoiselle de Montpensier, La Grande Mademoiselle, était la cousine germaine de Louis XIV. The Duchess of Montpensier, known as La Grande Mademoiselle, was the first cousin of Louis XIV. |
Dear Madam, Dear Miss X(formule introductive) |
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